The NYU School of Social Work and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service sponsor a program in which a student may simultaneously pursue study leading to a Master of Social Work degree and a Master of Public Administration degree. By taking courses that are acceptable for transfer credit in each of the schools and through careful course planning, the dual degree student can complete both degrees in two years, including two summers.
The MSW/Executive MPA program will enable students to complete their clinical social work training while also securing a master's degree from the Wagner School. Students have flexibility to take courses in both Wagner's Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy and Health Management and Policy programs. The combined course of study will incorporate the courses required for the Executive MPA degree (36 credits), in addition to the 65 credits required for the MSW degree (16 courses and four semesters of field learning). Eight credits taken at Wagner (equivalent to 6 credits at the School of Social Work) will be applied to the MSW degree. Eight credits taken at the School of Social Work will be applied to the Executive MPA degree.
sample course of study
| First Year | |
| Fall | Credits |
| Social Work Practice I | 4 |
| Social Welfare Programs and Policies | 3 |
| Diversity, Racism, Oppression, and Privilege | 3 |
| Field Instruction I | 4 |
| Strategic Leadership | 4 |
| Spring | Credits |
| Social Work Practice II | 3 |
| Social Work Research I | 3 |
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment I | 3 |
| EMPA Elective | 4 |
| Field Instruction II | 4 |
| Summer | Credits |
| Clinical Practice with Groups | 3 |
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment II | 3 |
| Financial Management (and discussion) | 4 |
| Second Year | |
| Fall | Credits |
| Clinical Practice with Individuals & Families | 3 |
| Social Work Research II | 3 |
| Human Behavior in the Social Environment III | 3 |
| Field Instruction III | 4 |
| Social Work Elective | 3 |
| Spring | Credits |
| Integrative Practice Seminar | 3 |
| Advanced Social Policy | 3 |
| Field Instruction IV | 4 |
| EMPA Elective | 4 |
| Leadership Confronted | 4 |
| Summer | Credits |
| EMPA Elective | 4 |
| EMPA Elective | 4 |
| Total Credits: 87 | |
